After announcing the bidding results, the next step was the technical bid evaluation. At the request of Party A, the representatives of every company should leave the bidding venue and wait for the final result.

This was the first time that Cheng Feng took participated in a bid. He didn’t know about the whole process, so he had to consult Li Mu again.

Li Mu didn’t despise him and patiently explained to her, “The time required for the technical bid evaluation can be long or short. A single bid evaluation like this can end in about three days.”

“During this period, the representatives from every company will go back and wait for the news. Come back if there is something to do. If not, just wait for the results of the bid evaluation to be announced.”

“What should we do if we come back again?” Cheng Feng asked inquisitively.

“For questions and answer sessions. The questions include both business and technical. Nowadays, they are pushing for digitalization, so we rarely need to answer questions face-to-face. Most of the time, we will receive emails and we only need to reply to their emails. So, we just need to go back and wait for their emails."

Cheng Feng understood. He nodded his head and thanked Li Mu.

Seeing that the bidding was over, Li Mu took the opportunity to say to everyone, “Everyone, I have something to deal with. Xiaoyu, you can go back to the hotel together with Mr. Cheng. I won’t be able to entertain you guys at noon. Please forgive me!”

That female salesperson immediately said, “Mr. Li, why are you leaving? I plan to take everyone to lunch later just to welcome you guys. How about we wait for you to come back?”

“No, thank you. I’ve got a lunch appointment with the client. You guys go ahead!” Speaking of this, he pointed to Cheng Feng and continued with a smile, “Min, Mr. Cheng will be your immediate superior in the future. You must entertain him well!”

The female salesperson had been following Cheng Feng around when she saw him. Upon hearing these words, she subconsciously leaned closer to him.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Li. I’ll definitely keep Mr. Cheng entertained!”

After saying a few polite words to everyone, Li Mu winked at He Xiaoyu. Then he raised his arm to hail a taxi and he left in a hurry.

Others returned to the hotel together. All people went to Cheng Feng’s room while He Xiaoyu returned to her room alone.

Li Mu's room was next to hers. When she walked past his room, she found that the door was wide open and a housekeeper was cleaning the room.

He Xiaoyu didn't think much at first. It was very normal for the housekeeping staff to clean the guest rooms every day. Therefore, she naturally wouldn’t pay much attention to it.

However, after returning to her room, she suddenly felt something was wrong. She immediately rushed to the room next door.

Li Mu's room had already been cleaned, and the housekeeper was doing the final cleaning in the bathroom. Entering the room, He Xiaoyu looked around and frowned deeply. Ugh! Where did Li Mu's luggage go?

The housekeeper walked out of the bathroom and curiously asked, “Hello, Miss, do you need anything?”

“Oh, I would like to ask, where did the guests of this room go?”

“She has already checked out of the hotel this morning. If you want to know more details about it, you can go and ask the front desk.”

Upon hearing that, He Xiaoyu hurriedly ran to the front desk. She was told that a lady had come to check out and left the hotel with two suitcases.

This news almost drove He Xiaoyu mad. D*mn you, Li Mu! How dared you collude with your wife to bluff me! I’ll definitely not let you off easily.

Why didn't she realize that the two of them were a genuine couple, and they were forced to run away just because of her? No matter what, it was her fault.

Unfortunately, He Xiaoyu didn’t think so. In any case, it was Li Mu who had misused the business trip for his personal gain first. So it couldn’t blame her for messing around. How could he use her family’s money to go and have fun with that woman? This had really pissed her off!

He Xiaoyu didn’t care what he did at home. However, he was on a business trip now. That meant that his time belonged to the Dongyang Group, and the Dongyang Group belonged to He Xiaoyu. Therefore, he must take her together.

He Xiaoyu quickly returned to the room, immediately packed her luggage, and then checked out of the hotel. After that, she fished out her cell phone and began to track Li Mu’s location.

One of the main three products of the Dongyang Group was the location service system. As one of the top management of the company with the system access rights, it was not difficult for He Xiaoyu to locate Li Mu at all.

After determining Li Mu’s location, He Xiaoyu immediately hailed a taxi and said to the taxi driver, “Hi, please take me to the Southern Bus Station as quickly as possible!”

At the Southern Bus Station, He Xiaoyu continued to search for Li Mu based on the information on her cell phone.

At this moment, the location service system had revealed its shortcomings.

It could only provide an approximate location, not the exact positioning. However, this was enough. He Xiaoyu finally found that bad couple in the waiting area to Fengkai.

So, they were going to Fengkai. Okay, she would continue to follow them and screw up their trip.

He Xiaoyu went to buy tickets first. She didn't know which bus Li Mu and his wife would take. In a fit of pique, she bought all the subsequent bus tickets on the schedule.

The ticket seller at the counter probably thought that she was a scalper and gave her a stern glare.

Fortunately, it was not the peak season now. That was why the staff at the ticket counter was not so strict. Therefore, He Xiaoyu was able to successfully purchase all the bus tickets on schedule.

The only thing left for her to do was to hide herself in the distance and angrily watched the couple as they laughed and chatted with each other happily.

At ten past eleven, the announcement came, informing all the passengers who were heading to Fengkai to check-in and board the bus. The couple dragged their luggage to the ticket gate and had their tickets checked before disappearing into the platform aisle.

He Xiaoyu sat steadily, and rushed to the ticket gate when the final announcement was made.

Getting her ticket checked, crossing the platform, storing her luggage in the luggage compartment, she then got on the bus.

Walking down the aisle of the bus, He Xiaoyu pretended to look for a seat before she “coincidentally” ran into the couple.

When she saw the dazed look on their face, He Xiaoyu also pretended to be surprised.

“Oh! Li Mu, Mrs. Li, what a coincidence. Why are you guys here? By the way, Li Mu, aren’t you going to the airport to see Mrs. Li off?”

Neither Li Mu nor Lin Wan responded. By the time they came to their senses, the bus had already left the bus terminal.

There were not many passengers on this bus, and more than half the seats were empty. He Xiaoyu sat next to Li Mu, and looked at them with a smile.

“Well...” Li Mu was practically tongue-tied.

What was going on? How did she find him? Li Mu didn’t believe that this was simply just a coincidence. Based on his understanding of He Xiaoyu, she must have come after him.

“Emm... Why are you here?” Li Mu finally managed to ask a question.

“I plan to travel to Fengkai, but I didn’t expect that I’ll meet you guys here. Li Mu, don’t you think this is such a coincidence?”

“This is ridiculous. With you gone, who is going to answer if there is anything wrong?” Li Mu said in an exasperated tone.

"Hey, Li Mu, it seems that you are my superior. As the old saying goes, ‘The fish rots from the head down.’ The quality of the leader is extremely important. Don’t criticize me first. May I ask why are you going to Fengkai with your wife when you are on a business trip?”

He Xiaoyu’s words left Li Mu speechless. What she said was right. He had no right to criticize her at all.

Lin Wan was incensed. Why did He Xiaoyu keep showing up in front of them? She smacked down her hand on the handrail, preparing to go to war.

Li Mu immediately hugged her tightly and comforted her softly in her ear. It took him a long time to coax Lin Wan before she finally turned her head and looked out of the window, ignoring He Xiaoyu.

After coaxing his wife, it was time for him to settle with the other woman. If he really fell out with He Xiaoyu because of this matter, he would not be able to work with her in the future.

Li Mu giggled and said, “Xiaoyu, the two of us are going to make offerings and pray to the Buddha. We want to ask the Buddha to bless us and let us win the bid. This should be considered a kind of business trip, right?”

“Li Mu, can you get even more shameless? If you lie, the Buddha will condemn you. In addition, I don’t remember that the company has requested employees to make offerings and pray to the Buddha!”

"No, you see. You are the person in charge of the project. I am only here to assist, so I can leave after the bidding ends. But the bid evaluation has not ended yet. Therefore, you can't leave like me!"

"Are you the consulting director or me? Oh, you brought your soldier to the battlefield and asked your soldier to charge forward, but you ran away with your wife. Li Mu, you can indeed be more shameless!"

"Hey, you d*mn girl. How dare you scold me!"

Li Mu didn’t take He Xiaoyu’s ridicule to heart. They quarreled a lot, and no matter what harsh words they said to each other, the other party wouldn’t take them to heart.

"Li Mu, we are here for a business trip, not for a vacation. You are my leader and I am your soldier. Anyway, no matter where you go, I'll follow you."

"If both of us are gone, who is going to answer the question if they have any trouble? The main member has disappeared, leaving behind a group of people who completely have no understanding of bidding. What do you think they will think of this matter?"

"Oh, you also know that it's wrong to leave like this. That's good. I’ll get the driver to pull the bus over to the side now before it enters the highway. Let’s go back together.”

He Xiaoyu said with a gleeful chuckle, showing no signs of compromise.

Li Mu replied with a frown, "Xiaoyu, stop messing around. How can I go back when my wife is here? I can't let the others know about this, right?"

"It's okay. You can just tell the others that your wife is also on a business trip in Zhouzheng. Since you two happen to be in the same city, the two of you decided to get together. With me to help you prove this, they will not doubt your words."

Li Mu was a little hesitant because this was actually quite a good idea. However, unexpectedly, Lin Wan suddenly turned around and asked, "He Xiaoyu, would you like to join us on a trip to Fengkai?"

"Yes, of course!" He Xiaoyu replied without hesitation.

"Then stop talking nonsense and go and have fun together. But I warn you, don't make any trouble!"

"No problem!"

Li Mu scratched his head because this was definitely not his plan. If He Xiaoyu and he were gone, who could bear the responsibility if something went wrong in the bid evaluation process?

He Xiaoyu knew his worries, and comforted him instead, “Li Mu, you don’t have to be worried. If there is any question, they will either call or send us an email. I left my number and email for the bidding this time. I can handle them with my phone.”

"What if they want you to answer them face to face?"

"Then I'll get Min to go over to answer them. I can guide her remotely. There won't be a problem."

After a long moment of hesitation, Li Mu nodded his head helplessly and said, "Alright, then let's go together!"

Cheng Feng and the others found it extremely baffling when they couldn't find He Xiaoyu during lunch time. They only found out that she had already checked out after calling her.

What was going on? Both of them had disappeared even though they said that they had to wait for the result here. One was the main person in charge of this project and the other was the person in charge. What was the use of leaving a few insignificant people here?

Fortunately, He Xiaoyu didn’t tell the truth. Instead, she lied that she went to stay at her classmate’s house temporarily. On the one hand, she could catch up with her old classmate. On the other hand, her classmate’s home was closer to the venue, so it was more convenient for her to answer questions on the scene.

No one doubted what she said and everybody stopped asking. If they knew the true whereabouts of Li Mu and the others, they would definitely stamp their feet in anger.